International

• Thursday, March 2nd 2023 - 15:10 UTC

  Argentina withdraws from Foradori-Duncan Treaty

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Thursday told his British colleague James Cleverly that the South American country was pulling out of the Foradori-Duncan agreement signed between both countries in 2016 and which was pivotal to the identification of bodies of soldiers known only to God buried in the Falkland Islands, among other improvements in bilateral ties.

• Thursday, March 2nd 2023 - 10:14 UTC

  Key members of the Irish Diaspora recognised at the inaugural Business Post Global Irish Diaspora Awards

  

  The Business Post Global Irish Diaspora Awards were held at the Waldorf Hilton, London on Friday, February 24, 2023. With over 70 million people across the globe who claim Irish ancestry, these awards have been established to recognize and celebrate the vast contribution to the world of business that Ireland and its people have made.

• Thursday, March 2nd 2023 - 08:20 UTC

  Single World Cup most prolific scorer Fontaine dies aged 89

  

  French football legend Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden thus drawing attention to personal achievements for the first time, died Wednesday at the age of 89. His record remains unsurpassed to this day.

• Wednesday, March 1st 2023 - 08:11 UTC

  Iranian warships dock in Rio de Janeiro until March 4

  

  Two Iranian warships have been cleared to dock at Rio de Janeiro during the weekend despite pressure from the United States, it was reported. The warships IRIS Makran and IRIS Dena arrived Sunday morning, Rio's port authority said in a statement.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Messi, Dibu, Scaloni, and Argentine fans steal FIFA “The Best” show

  

  Argentina's captain Lionel Messi Monday was awarded the 2022 “The Best” award by FIFA for the second time in his career; his teammate Emiliano Dibu Martínez was picked as the best goalkeeper, coach Lionel Scaloni was the best trainer and, if that was not good enough, Argentina's fans were also deemed the best on the planet.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  Ecuador, Belgium sign cooperation deal against drug trafficking

  

  Interior Ministers Juan Zapata of Ecuador and Annelies Verlinden of Belgium Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby police forces of both countries are to exchange information and training to tackle transnational crime, it was reported. Also participating at the signing ceremony was European Union Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 08:54 UTC

  UK, EU reach “Windsor” deal to tackle post-Brexit Ireland crack

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Monday clinched in principle a deal on Northern Ireland, one of the biggest wounds Brexit had left open, it was reported.

• Monday, February 27th 2023 - 17:42 UTC

  Mercosur-EU deal on hold until South American producers follow same protocols, Macron warns

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron once again warned during the weekend that the Mercosur-EU deal would not be ratified until every country involved in it abode by the same set of environmental rules. “When restrictions are imposed on our producers, we must impose them on the food we import,” he underlined.

• Monday, February 27th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  China to use Antarctica for ocean monitoring satellites

  

  Last week's announcement by China that it would build ground stations in Antarctica to back its increasing number of ocean monitoring satellites, has sparked some fears among western countries who believe it is in fact an espionage network, a comment Beijing has systematically rejected.

• Monday, February 27th 2023 - 08:47 UTC

  US media: Washington needs to capitalize on Falklands case to restore hemispheric unity

  

  However small, remote, and irrelevant to Washington the South Atlantic might be, it might prove vital if the United States is to rebuild its hemispheric strategy lost as a result of helping the United Kingdom retake the Falklands from Argentine forces back in 1982, according to a Foreign Policy article published Sunday.